Florida became the latest, and one of the two largest, of about a dozen states forging ahead to ease crippling restrictions on business activity without vastly expanded virus testing and other safeguards that medical experts recommend should be in place first.
As questions lingered over when and how to loosen social-distancing rules employed as the chief weapon against a highly contagious virus with no vaccine, word emerged from Washington on Wednesday of a promising new treatment for the disease. He called the development “highly significant.” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was in talks with Gilead about making the drug available to patients as quickly as possible.At the same time, a senior Trump administration official confirmed reports of an escalated campaign by federal agencies to speed development of a coronavirus vaccine, with the goal of securing 100 million doses by the end of this year.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speak about the coronavirus response during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said he would reopen state parks and golf courses to recreation starting Saturday. In Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she would allow construction work to resume on May 7.Under the reopening plan in Florida, where COVID-19 has killed over 1,200 people, DeSantis said retail merchants and restaurants could open on Monday, with indoor patronage limited to 25% of capacity.
DeSantis had drawn criticism for waiting until April 2 to clamp down on commerce - after most other states had already done so - in part because of Florida’s high proportion of elderly residents - more than a fifth are age 65 and over - who are especially vulnerable to the virus.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
Bravo for D'santis !!
So mass death in Florida by Mother’s Day?
Good
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The cases will explode the death toll will rise DeSantis will blame whoever is Trump’s flavor of the week. People in FL. USE YOUR HEADS and don’t listen to your “leaders” Listen to the experts!
After meeting with tRumpelthinskin and calling FL 'God's waiting room', it's clear he couldn't care less about people.
Easing crippling restrictions on business activity? Or denying extremely contagious and deadly virus easy access to more victims? Is it all words to some? Protect the front line!
GovRonDeSantis Yup Limited to no testing and actual Covid death counts hidden from view. On top of that his Unemployment program is in shambles and no effort to remedy it in place based on how many were rejected and no one receiving it. It's not your money Ron !
Florida’s leadership may be even more incompetent than what we’re getting from Trump. Two of the least intelligent men in America‼️
Trump's Human Sacrifices
Most will sit this out while the canaries fly into the proverbial coal mine.
how many moments will be forever lost when Floridians are dead ? 6 weeks without school activities and proms is not a crisis a crisis is the dead being stacked in refrigerator trucks because so many people are dying in such a short time get your head out if trumps ass
Today I learned that social distancing and business restrictions on completely non-essential businesses are now 'crippling restrictions' even though this is a fucking global pandemic with no cure.
'crippling'? that's a pretty loaded word. How about necessary?
DeSantis is as dumb as a rock.
This is scary af
Fl is magadeath land
I live in Florida. Take it from me: nobody should follow its example.
Medical experts that have been wrong since day one? Cool story.
it's going to be a disaster in a few weeks time
This is ridiculous. Florida is nowhere near ready, seeing as states like CA and WA aren't even ready!
If the virus takes off again in Florida it will be on his shoulders.
After they just had their highest death count day... Cool, cool
Are tours of the governor's mansion starting up again? No, so you just want everyone else to die?
You don’t need school in Florida. You’re already smarter than half the planet.
Meanwhile...
GOP this is what happens when a realDonaldTrump amateur gets elected. Thanks.
Order the coffins for your people, okay RonDeSantisFL?
Thx GovRonDeSantis! But you must 'Protect the most vulnerable.' Take care of elderly in nursing homes, earn back your somewhat shaky credibility by requiring public reporting of stats, BE TRANSPARENT! Get unemployment $ to Floridians NOW.
Florida rise up your Governor is a Killer of U. This Corrupt Governor and Senator Scott r Killing Innocent American Lives and 60 Thousand Innocent American Lives Lost bc Of Killer 45.
It's imperative that social distancing is still observed. This is the most salient point of any remedy.
Just wait till the next set of figures comes out. More doom and gloom on it's way..
Resign....you like trump are a disgrace to America....both are totally incompetent and should never have been put in the positions they now hold. It is time for the republican way of governance to go away and common sense governing to take it's place.
Weren’t they the last state to close down now they are one of the first to open?
Here is the transparency, which you have requested many times from China
Tweaked drugged out President agreed with corrupt Florida Governor!!
I work at one of the FL Disney parks and I'm not a big fan of how they run things in general, but I admit that their decision to close has helped save lives. I hope they end up doing the opposite of what that fucking moron decides.
Time to pee in the designated area in the pool everyone
Nobody is denser than Ron!
We're all ready DeSantis...
RIP... Sir Rishi kapoor Indian actor
GovRonDeSantis ... Competing head-to-head for 'dumbest man on earth' with the guy who suggested injecting bleach.
You might as well open up the whole economy! All it takes is one waiter to spread to thousands
Respect for governors in almost every state is growing and growing. The exception? Florida. They just don't like Ron DeSantis there. I wonder if it will be the low regard for Trump or the low regard for mini-Trump DeSantis that will most flip Florida from red to blue in 2020.
DeSantis has that Corona tan
It’s like having sex without a condom.
This dude's a flop.
is he wearing a wig?
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